Kansas State University civil engineers are developing the right mix to reduce concrete's carbon footprint and make it stronger. Their innovative ingredient: biofuel byproducts.
Maersk Group pursues lignin-based fuel for marine applications
By Maersk Group
March 22, 2013
Shipping has so far not benefited from the research and development that has turned biomass into one of the world's most important sources of renewable energy. Two projects involving Maersk aim to change that. Both focus on lignin.
DONG Energy and AffaldVarme Aarhus (AVA) have agreed on a new biomass-based heat agreement for the period until 2030. It will mean that Unit 3 of the Studstrup power station in Aarhus will have to be converted for firing with wood pellets.
Andrew Held, senior director of feedstock development at Virent Inc., outlines feedstock development activities, partnership with Coca Cola Co., and provides a sneak peak of his presentation at the 2013 International Biomass Conference & Expo.
Valero Energy Corp. has restarted its ethanol plant in Bloomingburg, Ohio, and expects to bring its Linden, Ind., plant back online within the next week or two. Once that happens, all 10 of the company's ethanol plants will be operating.
Sens. David Vitter, R-La., and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, have sent a letter to U.S. EPA administrator nominee Gina McCarthy, asking her to outline a plan to protect Americans from rising gas prices due to the cost of renewable identification numbers.
A U.S. District Court judge filed a March 19 memorandum opinion that concluded Gevo Inc. did not infringe on a Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC patent. Butamax has announced it will immediately appeal the decision.
A U.S. District Court judge filed a March 19 memorandum opinion that concluded Gevo Inc. did not infringe on a Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC patent. Butamax has announced it will immediately appeal the decision.
Kremmling, Colo.-based Confluence Energy has acquired certain assets of Rocky Mountain Pellet in Walden, Colo., a transaction that will nearly double the company's current capacity of 100,000 tons.
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is proposing to restructure the state's renewable portfolio standard (RPS), including significant changes for biomass, landfill gas and anaerobic digestion facilities.
On March 18 the Oregon Senate Committee on Environmental and Natural Resources held a public hearing on S.B. 488, which aims to repeal the sunset date of the state's low carbon fuel standard (LCFS) program, known as the Oregon Clean Fuels Program.
On March 18 the Oregon Senate Committee on Environmental and Natural Resources held a public hearing on S.B. 488, which aims to repeal the sunset date of the state's low carbon fuel standard (LCFS) program, known as the Oregon Clean Fuels Program.
The U.S. Senate has voted down an amendment to H.R. 933 that would stripped $60 million in biofuels funding from the U.S. Department of Defense budget. The amendment was filed by Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., on March 14.
The U.S. ethanol industry is responding to the American Petroleum Institute's latest attack on the renewable fuel standard (RFS). On March 20, API released the results of a new study that claims the RFS will result in severe economic consequences.
The world will be capable of meeting its needs for food, fuel and fiber in 40 years, according to a paper from the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology, "Food, Fuel, and Plant Nutrient Use in the Future."
The Canadian Renewable Fuels Association has announced a new committee and classification of membership to advance next generation biofuels in Canada.The inaugural members of Next Generation Biofuels Committee are Enerkem, Inbicon and Mascoma.
The updated agenda for the sixth annual International Biomass Conference & Expo, North America's largest and fastest growing biomass conference, taking place April 8-10, 2013 in Minneapolis is now available online.
New Hampshire-based New England Wood Pellet has qualified for the Pellet Fuels Institute's pellet fuel standards program, making it the first manufacturer to do so. NEWP operates three manufacturing plants in New Hampshire and New York.
On March 18 KiOR Inc. announced the initial shipment of cellulosic diesel from its commercial-scale plant in Columbus, Miss. On the same day, the company reported financial results for the fourth quarter of 2012 as well as the entire fiscal year.
The Renewable Fuels Association is calling for a multi-agency investigation after a recent incident involving Zarco 66 Inc., the convenience store company that opened the first E15 pump in the nation in July.
Anellotech Inc. expects a new pilot plant in Pearl River, N.Y., to be completed midyear and ready to produce 100 kg samples of green benzene and toluene. The pilot facility will also house Anellotech's headquarters and laboratory.
New regional values for the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission associated with feedstock cultivation now mean most of the crop production in the U.K. will meet the new targets of the EU Renewable Energy Directive that take effect April 1.
President Barack Obama spoke at Argonne National Laboratory on March 15, highlighting the importance of an all-of-the-above energy strategy and calling on Congress to establish a $2 billion Energy Security Trust.
On March 14, Sen. Pat Toomey filed two amendments that aim to strip biofuel pending from H.R. 933, a military appropriations bill. Combined, the two amendments would reallocate nearly $175 million in funding away from military biofuel programs
A Century of Subsidies cake served up a dose of clever reality on Capitol Hill.
President Barack Obama spoke at Argonne National Laboratory on March 15, highlighting the importance of an all-of-the-above energy strategy and calling on Congress to establish a $2 billion Energy Security Trust.
An industry survey conducted by Bloomberg New Energy Finance has determined cellulosic ethanol is on course to be cost competitive with corn ethanol by 2016. According to BNEF, the survey collected data from 11 leading cellulosic companies.
Renewable fuels are a powerful component in President Obama's plan for a cleaner, more secure energy future, according to Novozymes. The President discussed his plans during a March 15 speech.
Advertisement
@ Copyright 2026 - BBI International - All rights reserved.